tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330646082014-10-04T18:25:15.003-06:00...the fullness of Him Who fills all in allEphesians 1:15-23Kevin Rhynenoreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-79158617395285674452008-11-18T10:34:00.001-06:002008-11-18T10:34:20.527-06:00All that's fit to sing...Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-35400879190829727112008-11-14T12:04:00.000-06:002008-11-14T12:06:00.426-06:00Promises...Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-68830843200027918562008-11-11T16:34:00.002-06:002008-11-11T16:38:05.770-06:00Just a reminder...Haven’t posted here in a while and probably should update quite a bit. Nevertheless, this verse stood out to me today...To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. (Revelation 1:5-6 ESV)Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-46645544257421810662007-06-30T06:22:00.000-06:002007-06-30T06:23:00.603-06:00The enemy is me...Frank Turk on the Virginia Tech murders and the Gospel.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-21653040147490614082007-06-27T12:20:00.000-06:002007-06-27T12:20:13.655-06:00Don’t make “Cold Evangelism” an escape from your unsaved family and friendsJesse Johnson at Pulpit Online discusses the pros and cons of “Cold Evangelism.”“Many people try to hide their cowardice when it comes to proclaiming the gospel to their friends and family with the mask of cold evangelism. While they have never proclaimed the gospel to their friends, they are faithful to hit the streets every Sunday afternoon. Here at Grace Church, we do have street evangelism Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-82599037427342347922007-06-27T06:34:00.000-06:002007-06-27T06:35:49.302-06:00A New Religious Test for the Surgeon General?Dr. Mohler comments on the recent nomination of Dr. James Wilson Holsinger, Jr., to the position of Surgeon General of the United States. In this article, Mohler addresses why so many Democrats are opposing his nomination due to Dr. Holsinger’s past written opinions on homosexuality. Dr. Holsinger wrote these opinions in the context of church discipline and as a Christian.In other words, his Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-46397460680169091952007-06-12T18:05:00.000-06:002007-06-20T15:40:54.889-06:00Unity at all costs?Here is a thoughtful post by Phil Johnson on determining as believers when it is appropriate to fellowship or fight?Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-23240162590258276832007-06-10T05:46:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:56:49.365-06:00Al’s picks -- Recommended Summer ReadingI can’t imagine a better recommended reading list than from the guy who has read...everything...Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-11930968025177898302007-06-09T14:19:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:56:38.032-06:00Nazi-era laws make it illegal to homeschool in GermanyHere’s a story that should cause some pause for some of you. Imagine the police swarming your house and dragging off your teenager for a psych evaluation and ultimately placing her in a foster home. Why? She’s being homeschooled. Homeschooling is illegal in Germany. A Nazi-era prohibition, the ban grew out of Hitler's worry that too much parental control would supersede the state's influence. [Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-67648823164315688342007-06-08T15:52:00.000-06:002007-06-08T15:53:36.570-06:00Russell Moore Testifies to Senate on Global WarmingHow does the Gospel engage such issues as the environment? As Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Russell Moore testified before a Senate committee on the views of Religious Organizations regarding Global Warming. (HT : BTW)Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-35451432206819932492007-06-07T15:56:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:56:02.208-06:00Don’t stop now...The guys at the ESV Blog posts some free tools to help you keep up with your bible reading.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-48212724595675871312007-06-04T07:01:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:55:53.996-06:00Age of Accountability?Here’s a post by John MacArthur on the so-called “Age of Accountability.” As a parent, this is a crucial topic for me to grasp. I hope it is helpful to you as well.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-23169753448348695142007-06-01T20:57:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:55:46.423-06:00"Is Christianity Good for the World?" - Chris Hitchens vs. Doug WilsonFor a clear demonstration of presuppositional apologetics and arguing from the worldview, check this debate out. Inconsistent Atheism meets ever-so-consistent Christianity - and it ain’t pretty for the atheist. There are six installments of this discussion. The links to all six are on CT’s website.Beautiful, just beautiful.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-90441603761032521852007-05-31T22:53:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:55:36.956-06:00Cent talks CelsiusGlobal Warming...pheh!Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-74965625269427543252007-05-31T12:02:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:55:25.213-06:00Sam Brownback’s thoughts on EvolutionToday’s Editorial Opinion of the New York Times features an article by Sam Brownback, Republican nominee for President in 2008. Sam addresses the false dichotomy between faith and reason often perpetuated on believers by using the litmus test of belief in evolution as the dividing line. It’s an interesting piece regardless of who your current favorite is for the campaign.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-68465623934758491562007-05-30T07:01:00.000-06:002007-06-10T18:55:14.489-06:00A Transgender Pastor in the Pulpit?What if Fred showed up as Frederika? Read Romans 1. You tell me...what is happening in this country?Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-13251374591278759442007-05-29T06:37:00.000-06:002007-05-29T15:53:33.419-06:00Psychologists puzzled by Humanity’s hardwireInteresting article on Al Mohler’s blog. Surprised? This time Mohler analyzes a paper written by psychologists who claim that the difficulties scientists are having in selling evolutionary biology to the majority of the public has to do with how we are mentally hardwired. He quotes a portion of the paper. The last several decades of developmental psychology has made it abundantly clear that Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-32956922193491992062007-05-28T22:23:00.000-06:002007-05-29T15:53:33.420-06:00From Russia with Love...Define irony.One country goes through revolution to set up an atheistic state. It murders its king and “purges” the land of god. The new leadership sets up the state as god.After almost one hundred years of oppression, murder, political and religious persecution, an economy in the toilet, and destroyed credibility as a super power, the atheistic one-party government is instrumental in reuniting Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-5960862505562334972007-05-28T08:53:00.000-06:002007-05-29T15:53:46.046-06:00Worldviews rehashed...there is nothing new...Why study Church history? Doug Wilson posts some great thoughts on the necessity for lay Christians to be familiar with the ideas denounced by the Church in the past in order to confront those of the present.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-82429469799520318312007-05-28T08:44:00.000-06:002007-05-29T15:46:18.064-06:00Little Johnny can’t read! Quick! Send money!World Magazine cites a study suggesting that ages 2-3 are devolopmentally critical for the overall productivity in education. Splintering families do not help with that process.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-2900841733960898942007-05-27T17:06:00.000-06:002007-05-27T17:22:51.315-06:00Remember sacrifice?[I wrote this post last August for This Bread Always. I thought it would be good to bump it over here for Memorial Day weekend.]Today’s editorial in the Chicago Tribune pays tribute to Joe Rosenthal who passed away this weekend. Mr. Rosenthal is the photographer responsible for capturing the image of five Marines and a Navy corpman preparing to raise a second, bigger, flag at the island of Iwo Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-1156474293683451062007-05-27T13:34:00.000-06:002007-05-27T13:53:34.266-06:00Prayer RequestsThough the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18These are the current prayer requests in our class as of May 27, 2007. Pray that God would be glorified in Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-35901536732942040922007-05-25T14:26:00.000-06:002007-05-25T14:50:10.461-06:00John MacArthur and the practical importance of doctrineOn Pulpit Magazine, John MacArthur discusses the importance of preaching and teaching doctrine. People often ask why I emphasize doctrine so much. Now and then someone tells me frankly that my preaching needs to be less doctrinal and more practical.Of course, practical application is vital. I don’t want to minimize its importance. But if there is a deficiency in preaching today, it is that Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-92020766121851164622007-05-25T08:13:00.000-06:002007-05-25T08:14:49.888-06:00PrayerPlease pray for the Mills as John’s father is in the hospital for heart surgery this morning. Please also pray for Brent Nelson’s sister who is having surgery for a congenital heart defect.Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33064608.post-27653492984490750842007-05-25T06:58:00.000-06:002007-05-29T15:46:18.065-06:00The Boys of SummerAl Mohler recommends a Dangerous Book for Boys. The Iggulden brothers believe that boys need to get away from the computer screen, go outside, and learn to enjoy the world and make their way in it. “Boyhood is all about curiosity,” they advise. Boys need to know how to build a treehouse and how to find north in the dark -- and they need to know that they know these things. As the brothers Kevin Rhynehttps://plus.google.com/114771551127217964021noreply@blogger.com0